We have seen a rapid growth and globalisation in last few decades. Sudden changes in technology, internal and external environmental changes, global competition in today’s economy has emphasised the need for progression and if these changes are not managed they can jeopardise a business from growing. Project Management is essential for a company where time, scope, budget and quality are of extreme importance. It is a growing profession and can lead you onto a successful and fulfilling career with great prospects.

Our course has been designed with this in mind and you’ll learn about the foundations of project management, the business environment and develop your skills in project management techniques to enable you to be able to manage the people, time and financial resources that are required to deliver successful projects. During the course you’ll learn to critically analyse business environments, including the economic, environmental, political and sociological factors. You’ll also consider these factors alongside their effects at local, national and global levels on the strategy, behaviour and management of your organisation.

This course is part of NOVUS Lite, an innovation developed with the university in conjunction with the NOVUS Trust. The Trust is an industry-led organisation that focuses on developing talent in the transport, logistics and supply chain management sectors. Being part of the scheme opens up wider opportunities for work experience and networking with professional in the sector, and is valuable to your professional development. The course provides a fantastic opportunity to join the NOVUS Lite scheme, which involves a guaranteed third year placement, a paid summer placement and a company mentor (subject to availability). NOVUS company guest lectures and site visits are also a benefit of the scheme. To join, you will need to successfully pass a series of short assessments held at the start of the first year of your studies. For details of NOVUS Lite please click here

Placements

The course offers an optional one-year (48 weeks) work placement after the second year, in the UK or abroad. For those on the NOVUS scheme, this may be with a NOVUS company.

Our Placement Office works with national and international employers to ensure excellent work experience opportunities are available to you on placement courses as well as giving advice in areas such as interview skills and preparing CVs and covering letters.

Your Career

There is currently a shortage of skilled professionals within logistics and supply chain management - one of the key reasons that the industry has formed the NOVUS Trust to attract new talent and why you will be in demand. Logistics courses at Huddersfield have always enjoyed exceptionally high levels of graduate employment. 
The NOVUS Trust scheme offers career opportunities unparalleled in other courses - including a guaranteed offer of employment with one of the member companies. To qualify for the guarantee you will need to graduate with a 2.1 degree and achieve satisfactory references from your placement employer and your personal tutor at the University. 

Previous graduates from this subject area have gone on to roles such as Network Operations Support Manager, Supply Chain Analyst, e-fulfilment Solutions Graduate and Materials Improvement Specialist in organisations including Cummins, DHL, Wincanton, Clipper Group, Morrison’s Nestle, Yusen Logistics, Heineken and Sainsbury’s.

*Whilst this is a new course and therefore no graduate statistics for this specific course are available, 88-90% of graduates from courses in these subject areas at Huddersfield are in work and/or further study fifteen months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes 17/18, UK domiciled graduates).